Mumbai

MUMBAI: Scandinavian carrier SAS said its inaugural Copenhagen-Mumbai flight returned to Copenhagen because a final regulatory approval expected from authorities was not issued as anticipated. The A330 aircraft was overhead in Azerbaijan when the aircraft turned back and diverted to Copenhagen.Flight SK969 departed Copenhagen for Mumbai around 8.30pm, about four hours behind schedule, showed Flightradar24,…

MUMBAI: The long-awaited extension of the Mrinal Tai Gore Flyover is set to be inaugurated on the morning of Saturday, June 6. The project is aimed at easing traffic congestion in Goregaon.The 750-meter flyover will provide a direct link between Ram Mandir and Goregaon areas in western suburbs and will have four lanes.While the main…

MUMBAI: Rain lashed several parts of Mumbai on Wednesday morningThe Andheri subway was closed to traffic at 7.40am due to water accumulation and reopened at 8.24am after the water level receded.Mumbai recorded 0.96mm of rainfall in the island city, 9.84mm in the western suburbs and 1.25mm in the eastern suburbs between 7am and 8am.In the…

Mumbai: A day after talk of a possible merger of the two Shiv Senas created a stir in political circles, Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Ambadas Danve fuelled further speculation when they met and hugged each other in dramatic style on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday.Shiv…

Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty MUMBAI: A special court has on Tuesday granted permission to money laundering accused and businessman Raj Kundra, to travel abroad to multiple countries between June and July for business purposes. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had strongly opposed the travel plea, arguing that allowing the travel created a possibility of Kundra…

The announcement was made at a meeting chaired by Fadnavis at the state secretariat Mantralaya to review the launch of services by Sahakar Taxi Co-operative Limited, also known as Bharat Taxi Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt will soon frame guidelines and permit app-based cooperative taxi aggregator services, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday, describing the…

‘Drug lab’ busted in Gujarat by Mumbai police, recovering 20kg mephedrone worth Rs 74 crore Mumbai: A 26-year-old app cab driver who allegedly moonlighted as a drug supplier has led Mumbai police to a Gujarat-based ‘drug lab’ from where she sourced narcotics.Police arrested the driver, Muskaan Khan, and habitual narco-offender and alleged manufacturer Wajiul Kamal…

Police are yet to register an FIR in the case as medical reports are awaited Mumbai: A couple has alleged a case of medical negligence after doctors at a south Mumbai hospital retrieved a “large surgical gauze” left inside the woman’s body during childbirth at a Dongri hospital recently. Pydhonie police have recorded statements and…

Congress called for an independent environmental assessment to evaluate the project’s impact on mangroves, biodiversity and natural watercourses Thane: Alleging large-scale land reclamation and displacement of mangroves and natural water channels in the Balkum-Thane creek area to facilitate construction of the Coastal Road extension project, Congress’s Thane unit warned of potential flooding during the monsoon.In…

George MendoncaNavi Mumbai: A 21-year-old woman, a digital creator from Wadala (East) has said she had a harrowing experience while travelling in an Uber cab from Mahalaxmi to Nerul. She said that upon reaching her destination in Nerul, the driver demanded an additional Rs 40 in cash for toll charges. When she refused, he turned…